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US 2018/0327967 A1Published application
Vacuum extraction printing
AssigneeEngineered Floors LLC
InventorsJohn Joseph Matthews REES, Stephen TSIARKEZOS, Dimitri ZAFIROGLU
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Abstract
Vacuum printing a fabric involves forming a fabric having a top face and a bottom face and placing a barrier layer below the top face. A plurality of holes is established in the barrier layer, and dye is applied to at least a portion of the top face of the fabric. Vacuum applied to the bottom face pulls the dye through the fabric and the plurality of holes in the barrier layer.
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A method for printing a textile product, the method comprising:
- combining a textile layer having a first face and a second face opposite the first face with a barrier layer comprising low air permeability, the barrier layer spaced from at least one of the first face and the second face;
- establishing a plurality of holes in the barrier layer;
- applying dye to at least a portion of the first face of the fabric;
- using vacuum applied from the second face to pull the dye through the textile layer and the plurality of holes in the barrier layer;
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- setting the dye.
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